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An Angel Remembers - for RainbowGirl
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An Angel Remembers - for RainbowGirl |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana 
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Little Chick... I'm sorry I didn't get it posted for the 11th... I was out of town with no computer access. But you do not keep your vigil alone and she is not forgotten... I love you, Mother Hen An Angel Remembers Hey, I know you! I feel the love Even though I rest In heaven above. And you might wear A stranger’s face, But love like yours Time can’t erase. My first few years Were spent with you. You loved me then And you still do. Though I grew up From you apart, I knew the love Of your dear heart. You put my needs Before your own - No greater love Could you have shown. You gave me hugs. You gave me laughter. You gave me hope For happy ever after. I wish that we Could have been friends. A little more time, We would have been. I’m sorry that I had to leave. I know that you Will always grieve. But I am with you Every day - In smiles you give, In words you say To give relief To someone’s pain, In bright spring flowers, In summer rain, The blue of a Clear autumn sky. For in your heart I did not die. And on the coldest Winter’s night I’ll be with you And hold you tight. I’ll be the comfort You always find When life’s trials Batter your mind. A rainbow arc Heaven to earth Will remind you Of my birth. Hey, I’d know you From any other! Your name is "love" - You are my mother. In Memory of Rachel (10/29/74 - 3/11/98) |
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Katherine Chandler Member
since 2001-03-07
Posts 280Florida, USA |
What a wonderful tribute, much enjoyed. Blessings to you, Kate Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. T S Eliot |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
HT hugs from me too lady....and suthern...have always loved everything you write...you put your heart into your writing and i guess that's why your poems are so touching  |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Suthern........making me cry in the morning is not nice...... This is amazing....right from the heart to hearts.....beautiful.....and hugs to RG SEA |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
MotherHen: Bless you, you were in my heart yesterday (you always are) and I remember when you first sent me it and I couldn't believe the love you poured into it for my Rachel, even though I think you're a little bit biased but I love you all the more for it.. Guess you don't need telling I'm crying.. I love you If she could I know Rachel would hug you, so big HUSG from both of us. Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. http://www.ud.com/projects/cancer |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Suthern....hugs.... RainbowGirl....prayers.... |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Princess: The lady I wrote this for does bless my life... and in return, I nag her incessantly! *G* Thank you very much! *S* jellybeans: I was hoping Hugs Team was busy wrapping her in love yesterday... and reminding her that she is always loved. *S* Thank you, dear friend of my heart... very much! SEA: I didn't mean to make you cry. *S* Thank you so much for your sweet reply... it's greatly appreciated! RG: I'll unapologetically admit a great bias where you're concerned. *S* And you know I didn't want to give you tears... just forever knowledge that you are loved. *S* Thank you (and Rachel *S*) for the HUSG... love you! Sunshine: Thank you, ma'am... *S* |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Suthern, this is so sweet...hugs to you and Cindy. (((()))) |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Suthern, Your my kind of poet. Beautiful a wonderful write. Sy |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
someones kind heart-light is shining in verse today ... lovely tribute to friendship and caring. Thank you for sharing Rachel with us today .. I have read of Rachel in here before ... hugs to Rainbow Girl and to you Ruthie-girl Sprayed across my heart and hers Danced butterflies in the wild This angel, this woman , who loves me with the innocence of a child. ~DeVante~ |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Reaching out to another is love at it's purest, my friend, and love flows wonderfully pure here. jwesley |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
My thoughts are with you too Cindy!! This is a lovely tribute, Ruth. |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ruth--This is so full of love and the tender feelings of a friendship bond. Hugs to you and to Cindy for the cherished memory of Rachel. |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This hit me where it hurts, but I loved it. I lost my grown son just two years ago and it is so hard. I have written many poems to him and about him, it is a solace to do so. Thank you for this one for another mother. Love Joyce |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SuthernGal~ Your heart is sooooooo big ! What a loving remembrance to RainbowGirl and to the memory of Rachel. I just know there's an angel up there  dancing on a rainbow !So much love flowing here ... HUGS to both of you for your love for each other ! That's surely what friends are for ! Love~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Suthern girl, you are amazing..you can put such heartfelt emotion into a poem like this...perhaps because it is for such a beautiful lady..it touches the heart. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Ruth I've told ya before, and I'll say it again, you have a heart of gold! This is a most beautiful tribute to two most beautiful people!! I'm sure you still warm her heart as she watches from above. Hugs Cindy, your in my thoughts and prayers as well. <*\\\>< I know not what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future. I don't question YOUR existance - GOD |
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Tracy_Lynne New Member
since 2001-03-12
Posts 1Ontario, Canada |
That was wonderful suthern.... RainbowGirl - thank you for sharing... :-) |
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mik New Member
since 2001-02-02
Posts 1 |
beautiful angelights.Your unconditionalove shineternalways. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
I've tried 3 times to reply and each time my beloved pc decided it was time to go... Bless you all for your kindness; your love and your willingness to share... Joyce: Big HUGS sweetheart...as the saying goes..."you'll never walk alone" I didn't post yesterday, I wanted to, but somehow the thoughts and ideas, memories and you all seemed to be with me anyhow....they stayed with me as i talked with her and even though the flowers lacked expense or arrangement, quiet time; loving time is not an emotion one can buy or repeat... Thank you so much, all your kind words mean the world to me and especially to myself and Ruth. It was Ruth that I first spoke to really of the rape and surrounding of Rachel's birth, it was Ruth who showed me a mother's love, you knowm that kind where a mum loves her children regardeless of sin... If any of you wonder at the MotherHen and LittleChick...it's because Ruth loves me and shows me love like a mother shows a daughter and I hope in some small way, I give a daughter's love back. We're both proud of you Ruth, it's not down to how we can make you proud of us, it's down to how much you care, your poem says it all, each and every time.. Thanks mum.. Edit: Thanks Mik and Tracy... Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. http://www.ud.com/projects/cancer [This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 03-12-2001).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
what a tribute (((((((hug)))))))) Kathleen Blake "When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass, and the sun drips honey." Laurie Lee |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Suthern ... this poem was exceptional, and touched my heart throughout. Not only was the flow wonderful, but the sentiments set the tears to flowing. Beautifully written. Hugs to you for such a lovely tribute and hugs to you Cindy ... Best wishes, /Kit |
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HugsTeam New Member
since 1999-09-08
Posts 3UK |
Thanks jellybeans...I'm still here, I wish your shoulder blades would add a little weight though, it's a tough life being an angel on such skinny bones, how am I supposed to take off if there's no runway, just a skinpad...oops skiDpad...*g* flutter.... HUSG |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Elizabeth: Thank you for the kind words and the hugs! *S* Seymour: Coming from someone who is MY kind of poet, your words mean so much. *S* Thank you, sweet gentleman. *S* Janet Marie: Thank you, dear lady who epitomizes friendship and caring. *S* And hugs back atcha! *S* jwesley: I'll probably never get to hug her except through words, but love her I do! *S* Thank you! PDV: Thank you, kind lady... very much! Martie: Thank you so much. Your kind comments and hugs are both greatly appreciated. Joyce: I'm so very sorry for your loss... I can't imagine a greater agony. Thank YOU for reading and responding so graciously. Marge: Well yanno, I have to keep things in proportion. LOL. Thank you, sweet friend... I like the image of a dancing angel. *S* Balladeer: To touch your dear heart is a great compliment, my friend. Thank you so much. WhtDove: Shhhhh... Uncle Sam will find a way to tax it! LOL Thank you, sweet lady. Tracy-Lynne & mik: Forgive me for lumping the two of you together... but you both honor us with your first posts... and we do thank you so much! *S* Welcome to Passion's family! RG: And now I'm crying... we do sog the place up, don't we? *S* I love you, lady... and am VERY proud of you... and you shouldn't have had to wait so many years to hear those words. If I ever DO get to England, I WILL deliver a well deserved fanny-kickin' to a certain cold fish. *G* Kathleen: Thank you very much! *S* Kit: Thank you so much... but I can't really take credit. *S* The words flowed so quickly an angel MUST have been guiding the pen. *S* HugsTeam: We always know you're around, but it's so good to SEE you, elusive creature! *S* (Now quitcher griping about jb's shoulders being skinny... I already hate her enough for her figure. *G* And you're supposed to be comfortING not comfortABLE! LOL.) [This message has been edited by suthern (edited 03-13-2001).] |
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